Garment-supporter



(No Model.) I H. M. GRIFFIN.

GARMENT SUPPORTER. No. 430,640. Patented June 24,1890.

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HARRY M. GRIFFIN, OF BRADFORD, VERMONT.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,640, dated June 24,1890.

Application filed January 4:, 1890. Serial No. 335,881. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRY M. GRIFFIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bradford, in the county of Orange and State of Vermont, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Supporters; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements ingarment-supporters, and the nature of the same willbe understood fromthe following description and claims, when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in which latter- Figure 1 is a view inperspective of the device complete; Fig. 2,a cross-section through thesame, and Fig. 3 a view in detail of the blank from which the body ormain portion of the device is formed.

In the drawings, A represents a blank from which the body or mainportion of the device is formed, the shape of such blank being clearlyshown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, wherein it is represented as beingoblong and provided at each end with a cross piece,

(marked a a, respectively.) What may be called the top or forward end ofthe blank (that end which is provided with the crosspiece a) is curvedupwardly and then back toward the body of the blank, the opposite endsof the cross-piece a being bent toward each other to form catches b,with which the locking ends of a pin B engage. The lower or rear end ofthe blank is curved downwardly and then bent back upon the body of theblank, the ends of cross-piece a being bent across the blank until theyrest thereupon, their ends meeting. This end of the blank in being bentas described forms a bearing for the pin B, which pin consists of asingle piece of suitable spring metal bent at its center to form part c,which serves as a pivot for such pin, the part c resting in the' bearingformed by the bend in the rear end of the blank. The two arms of the pinthus formed are then bent at substantially right angles to such part c,and again bent to form the locking-arms d, the latter at their forwardor upper ends engaging the catches b. 4

0 represents a hook, which consists of a wire bent to the form shown,the ends of the wire encircling the part A, the hook being preferablyformed of spring metal, which will allow of the ready detachment of thehook.

The manner of using the device is as follows: Supposing the locking endsof the pin to be in engagement with the catches Z) to disengage them,the points of the pin are pressed toward each other until they arecarried beyond the catches, after which the pin is turned on its pivot.The points of the pin are then passed through the garment to besupportedsuch as mens drawersand the points again engaged with thecatches, the hook O occupying the position shown in Fig. l. The hook Ois then slipped over the upper edge of the trousers-band and the drawerssupported.

It will be understood that I do not wish to confine myself to the use ofthe device in connection with drawers, but desire to use the same in themany ways forwhich it is adapted.

The lower part of the blank is bent over to form a cylindrical bearingfor the pin, and the ends of cross-piece are then bent over the blank,closing and strengthening said bearing. hen the hook is disconnected,the pin portion may be used as a garment-supporter after the usualmanner of asafety-pin; or by passing the pin through both the top of thedrawers and pantaloons the drawers will be supported. By inserting thepin in the drawers and attaching the spring-hook to the pin portion thedrawersmaybe supported by simply passing the hook over the top of thepantaloons, said hook accommodating itself to the different positions ofthe body, which a rigid hook will not do. If a button is lost off thepantaloons, by attaching the pin to the latter the loose hook will actas a button for the suspenders; or the pin may be passed through the topof both the drawers and pantaloons, and the whole device will act asboth drawers-supporter and Suspender-button.

That I claim is 1. A garment-supporter having a doublepin and a bodyportion with its lower end bent to form a bearing for the said pin, and

provided with laterally-projecting ears, the body portion bent back uponitself and the ears bent over said body portion to strengthen thebearing and securely hold the said pin therein, the upper end of thesaid body portion provided with laterally-projecting ears bent to formcatches for the pin, substantially as described. i

2. A garment-supporter having a pin and a body portion with its lowerend bent to form a cylindrical bearing for the pin; and provided with across-piece bent over said body portion to strengthen the bearing andsecurely hold the pin therein, the upper end of said body portion beingbent to form catches for the pin, and a spring-hook detachably connectedto said garment-supporter, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HARRY M. GRIFFIN. Witnesses:

JOHN B. PECKETT, J r., NED. 1. BARBER.

